Abstract
The harpacticoid copepod, Tigriopus japonicus is one of the important zooplankton as a live food the production of marine fish fry. This reserch was carried out to investigate the culturing method and dietary value of T. japonicus. The reproduction of this copepod was analysed in the culturing systems (tne opened and the closed systems) and the surface area of the substate plates for the mass culture. Survival rate of the mature female and the number of nauplii produced per female for two day was higher in the open culturing system than in the close system. However, the result of survival rate of the nauplius was reversed. Larger surface area of the culturing vessel accommodated higher density of this bentic copepod. In polyculture of T. japonicus and rotifer (B. plicatilis), growth of T. japonicus seems to be dependent on the rotifer density. But rotifer seems to be independent on the copepod. With regard to dietary value, this copepod is better than Artemia nauplius for the larvae of red sea bream and tiger puffer which feed by picking. However, it is inadequate for bottom fish larvae as flounder.
본 연구는 부착성 요각류인 Tigriopus japonicus의 대량배양을 위해서 배양방법과 먹이효율을 조사하였다. 유수식 배양에 있어서 암컷의 생존율과 유생생산은 정수식보다 높게 나타났지만 유생의 생존율은 정수식에서 높게 나타났다. T. japonicus의 배양에 있어서 표면적이 증가할수록 T. japonicus의 증식은 효과적이였다. 또한 T. japonicus와 rotifer의 혼합배양에 있어서 rotifer는 T. japonicus의 영향을 받지 않으나 T.japonicus는 rotifer의영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 해산 자어에 대한 T. japonicus의 먹이효율은 참돔과 자주복 등과 같은 쪼아먹는 식성의 치어에 있어서는 Artemia nauplius보다 높은 먹이효율을 보였다. 그러나 넙치치어와 같이 저서성치어에게는 먹이로서 부적합하였다.
